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@ -73,42 +73,42 @@ to receive regular project updates and discuss development related topics. Don't
## Funding ##
It's clear many users are waiting for a stable release while only very few donate or help with development.
This project is about freedom but not necessarily about free beer.
This project is about freedom but not necessarily about free beer. We feel like it was a mistake on
our side to state there will be no costs, because clearly we have huge expenses, your server hardware
is not for free and then maybe you'd like to have some extra features that need to be developed.
We are not Google and don't have billions of dollars on our bank accounts to give away to our fans in exchange for their data.
It's also somewhat disappointing how little support we get by companies and especially public organizations.
Not a single dollar.
We do this because we think it's important.
It's somewhat disappointing how little support we get by companies and especially public organizations who should
share similar goals. Not a single dollar.
Every politician wants to support Open Source and warns social media is bad for your privacy, but only very
few are willing to help those that actually do something.
The consequence is that we are forced to think about monetization. We honestly didn't expect this will be an issue
and didn't ask for anything the first year. Thank you very much to our few [sponsors](SPONSORS.md)!
We still love each and everyone of you, even those that send multiple pages of written requirements and then ask
every week when it is done.
and didn't ask for anything the first year.
Specific solutions could be to...
- sell a tested & supported version in the app store while our contributors and other developers can
continue to use Docker or build from source
- offer a geodata, public events and maps subscription since OpenStreetMap doesn't want us to use
their development API for production
- offer a geodata, public events and maps subscription since OpenStreetMap doesn't want us to use their development
API for production
## Donations ##
You're most welcome to support us via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/lastzero),
especially if you need help with using our software. They will match every donation in the first year.
In addition, you can find us on [Patreon][patreon] and [PayPal][paypal].
Our [sponsors](SPONSORS.md) and [contributors](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/graphs/contributors/)
will get for free whatever we might have to charge for a geodata subscription later.
In addition, you can find us on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/photoprism) and [PayPal](https://www.paypal.me/photoprism).
Our [sponsors](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/blob/develop/SPONSORS.md) and
[contributors](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/graphs/contributors/) will get for free whatever we might
have to charge for a geodata subscription later.
Also please [leave a star](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/stargazers) here on GitHub if you like this project,
Also please [leave a star](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/stargazers) on GitHub if you like this project,
it provides additional motivation to keep going.
Financial support makes a huge difference and enables us to spend more time with the features you care about.
Ideas backed by a sponsor are marked with a golden [sponsor][sponsored issues] label.
Let us know if we mistakenly label an idea as [unfunded][unfunded issues].
Ideas backed by a sponsor are marked with a golden [sponsor](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Asponsor) label.
Let us know if we mistakenly label an idea as [unfunded](https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3Aunfunded).
Thank you very much! <3
@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ and communication for independent Open Source projects. Note that many of today'
corporations like Google, Facebook, Microsoft or Intel.
That's a good thing and we profit from it, but doesn't mean independent developers should not do this full-time or pay
everything themselves without asking the community for support. In fact, crowdfunding is a pretty common way to cover
development expenses if you look at [Indiegogo](https://www.indiegogo.com/) or [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/).
everything themselves without asking the community for support. In fact, crowdfunding is a common way to cover
development expenses and it's strange to criticize us for not delivering a complete product before we ask.
In no way do we spurn other OSS projects like [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/),
as a Twitter user suggested. We just state the fact that even a non-commercial app can't use their API
for production, which is perfectly fine.
On the other hand, it also doesn't mean we have to provide this service for free to our users.
On the other hand, that doesn't mean we have to provide this service for free to our users.
We understand money is a very sensitive topic most of our users don't engage with.
For this reason, we'll exclude this topic from our social media communication from now on.